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I am pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to fill vacancies in the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation (RDO). These are voluntary positions for terms of either one or two years.

The RDO was established by the Australian Government to promote and support the policies, strategic plans and priorities that facilitate development in the Indian Ocean Territories. Membership is comprised of the Administrator of the Indian Ocean Territories, a representative from each of the two Shires, and three community representatives from Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands respectively.

These new appointments follow an Expression of Interest process where nominations were sought from the communities of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The five new members draw on diverse experience and expertise from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors as well as being active members of their communities.